Kuala Nerus (federal constituency)

Kuala Nerus (P035)

Terengganu constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Alias Razak PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	144,220
Electors (2023) [2]	107,081
Area (km²) [3]	331
Pop. density (per km²)	435.7

Kuala Nerus is a federal constituency in Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Nerus's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (98.7%)

   Chinese (1.1%)

  Other ethnicities (0.2%)

   Indian (0.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kuala Nerus constituency is divided into 37 polling districts. ^[4]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Tepuh (N09)	FELDA Belara	035/09/01	SK LKTP Belara
	Gemuruh	035/09/02	SK Kampung Gemuroh
	Bukit Guntung	035/09/03	SK Bukit Guntong
	Tepuh	035/09/04	SK Bukit Nenas
	Padang Air	035/09/05	SK Padang Air
	Tok Jiring	035/09/06	SMA Dato' Haji Abbas
	Padang Nanas	035/09/07	Dewan Sivik Padang Nenas
	Taman Perumahan Gong Badak	035/09/08	SK Gong Badak
	Lerek	035/09/09	SMK Bukit Guntong
	Gong Datuk	035/09/10	SK Tanjung Gelam
	Wakaf Tembesu	035/09/11	SMK Kompleks Gong Badak
Buluh Gading (N10)	Bukit Petiti	035/10/01	SK Bukit Petiti
	Banggul Peradung	035/10/02	SK Banggol Peradong
	Kebur Besar	035/10/03	SK Kabor Besar
	Kebur Air	035/10/04	SK Kebor Ayer
	Jeram	035/10/05	SMK Dato' Haji Mohd Said
	Petai Bubus	035/10/06	SK Kampong Tengah Kompleks Usahawan Terengganu
	Teluk Pusu	035/10/07	SMK Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong
	Tanjung Bunut	035/10/08	SK Telok Pusu
	Kesum	035/10/09	SK Kesom
	Buluh Gading	035/10/10	Dewan Sivik Buluh Gading
Seberang Takir (N11)	Tok Jembal	035/11/01	SK Tok Jembal
	Bukit Tok Beng	035/11/02	SK Bukit Tok Beng
	Kampung Batin	035/11/03	SK Kompleks Seberang Takir
	Kampung Baru Seberang Takir	035/11/04	SMK Kompleks Seberang Takir
	Seberang Takir Pantai	035/11/05	SK Seberang Takir
	Teluk Ketapang	035/11/06	SK Teluk Ketapang
	Telaga Daing	035/11/07	SMK Ibrahim Fikri
	Telaga Batin	035/11/08	Kem Pengakap Tengku Muhammad Ismail
	Kubang Badak	035/11/09	Dewan Serbaguna Tok Jemal
Bukit Tunggal (N12)	Batu Enam	035/12/01	SMK Kompleks Tembesu SK Tok Jering
	Pak Katak	035/12/02	Kolej Vokesional Wakaf Tembesu
	Bukit Tumbuh	035/12/03	SK Bukit Tumbuh
	Bukit Tunggal	035/12/04	SK Bukit Tunggal Balai Raya Dan Futsal Seberang Baruh
	Duyung	035/12/05	SK Duyong
	Pulau Ketam	035/12/06	Dewan Sivik Pulau Duyong
	Gong Kijang	035/12/07	SMK Bukit Tunggal

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Nerus
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kuala Trengganu Selatan and Kuala Trengganu Utara
4th	P031	1974–1978	Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman (نئ حسن عبدالرحمن)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986	Ibrahim Azmi Hassan (إبراهيم عزمي حسن)
7th	P032	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995	Abdul Rashid Muhammad (عبدالرشيد محمد)
9th	P035	1995–1999	Abdul Rahin Mohd Said (عبدالرهين محمد سعيد)
10th		1999–2004	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin (م. شكريموم شمس الدين)	BA (PAS)
11th		2004–2008	Che Azmi Abdul Rahman (چي عزمي عبدالرحمن)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri (محمد ناصر إبراهيم فکري)
13th		2013–2018	Khairuddin Razali (محمد خير الدين امان غزالي)	PR (PAS)
14th		2018–2020		PAS
		2020–2022		PN (PAS)
		2022		Independent
15th		2022–present	Alias Razak (ألياس بن رزاق)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kuala Nerus			Bukit Payong
			Bukit Tunggal
							Buluh Gading
			Jeram
			Manir
				Seberang Takir
				Teluk Pasu
				Tepuh

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N9	Tepuh	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim	PN ( PAS )
N10	Buluh Gading	Ridzuan Hashim
N11	Seberang Takir	Khazan Che Mat	PN (BERSATU)
N12	Bukit Tunggal	Zaharudin Zahid	PN ( PAS )

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N9	Tepuh	Kuala Terengganu City Council
N10	Buluh Gading
N11	Seberang Takir
N12	Bukit Tunggal

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Alias Razak	56,697	64.70	10.04
	BN	Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali	26,932	30.73	10.22
	PH	Suhaimi Hashim	3,708	4.23	2.16
	GTA	Azahar Wahid	291	0.33	0.33
Total valid votes			87,628	100.00
Total rejected ballots			736
Unreturned ballots			229
Turnout			88,593	82.71	4.80
Registered electors			105,952
Majority			29,765	33.97	22.26
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753269/PUB608%20PARLIMEN%20TERENGGANU.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali	37,974	52.66	2.21
	BN	Tengku Asmadi Tengku Mohamad	29,527	40.95	8.60
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Abdullah Mohamed	4,604	6.39	6.39
Total valid votes			72,105	100.00
Total rejected ballots			727
Unreturned ballots			379
Turnout			73,211	87.51	1.73
Registered electors			83,663
Majority			8,447	11.71	10.81
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 235/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 309/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali	33,861	50.45	1.75
	BN	Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri	33,251	49.55	1.75
Total valid votes			67,112	100.00
Total rejected ballots			772
Unreturned ballots			152
Turnout			68,036	89.24	3.41
Registered electors			76,238
Majority			610	0.90	1.70
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 172/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[ permanent dead link ] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 213/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri	26,439	51.30	3.18
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin	25,098	48.70	3.18
Total valid votes			51,537	100.00
Total rejected ballots			713
Unreturned ballots			289
Turnout			52,539	85.83	2.88
Registered electors			61,214
Majority			1,341	2.60	6.36
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Che Azmi Abdul Rahman	24,895	54.48	14.27
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin	20,798	45.52	14.27
Total valid votes			45,693	100.00
Total rejected ballots			713
Unreturned ballots			140
Turnout			46,546	88.71	5.02
Registered electors			52,469
Majority			4,097	8.96	10.62
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	M. Shukrimum Shamsudin	21,608	59.79	59.79
	BN	Abdul Rahin Mohd Said	14,530	40.21	13.14
Total valid votes			36,138	100.00
Total rejected ballots			687
Unreturned ballots			464
Turnout			37,289	83.69	1.07
Registered electors			44,556
Majority			7,078	19.58	12.88
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahin Mohd Said	17,643	53.35	2.46
	S46	Ibrahim Hasan @ Ibrahim Azmi	15,425	46.65	2.46
Total valid votes			33,068	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,291
Unreturned ballots			233
Turnout			34,592	82.62	0.65
Registered electors			41,886
Majority			2,218	6.70	4.92
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rashid Muhammad	17,366	55.81	9.17
	S46	Ibrahim Azmi Hasan	13,749	44.19	44.19
Total valid votes			31,115	100.00
Total rejected ballots			875
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,990	83.27	4.12
Registered electors			38,415
Majority			3,617	11.62	18.34
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Azmi Hassan	15,823	64.98	13.73
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abu Bakar Chik	8,527	35.02	10.97
Total valid votes			24,350	100.00
Total rejected ballots			726
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,076	79.15	3.12
Registered electors			31,682
Majority			7,296	29.96	24.70
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Azmi Hassan	13,325	51.25	51.25
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mustafa @ Hassan Ali	11,957	45.99	45.99
	Independent	Mohamad Mahmood	719	2.77	2.77
Total valid votes			26,001	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,368
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,369	82.27
Registered electors			33,269
Majority			1,368	5.26
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman won uncontested.
	BN	Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman	10,894	59.22
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Mokhtar Rahman	4,416	24.00
	Independent	Abdul Rahman Long	3,087	16.78
Total valid votes			18,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			25,535
Majority			6,478	35.22
This was a new constituency created.

References

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